It doesn't matter what Musk really meant with this salute. Robotaxis are exclusively a product for large urban areas, and that population largely didn't like it at all.
The British campaign group Led By Donkeys has claimed responsibility for the stunt that authorities say may have breached German laws on the use of symbols linked to illegal organizations.
Tesla’s fourth-quarter earnings report lands just over a week after President Donald Trump began his second term in the White House, with Elon Musk right by his side.
Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.
Elon Musk referenced Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders in a social media post filled with puns early Thursday taunting those who accused him of doing a Nazi salute at an event after President
"I’m ending my lease two months early. When the Tesla rep asked why I’m not considering another Tesla, I said I’m sick of being associated with Elon."
Fineman previously took aim at Musk after fellow SNL cast member Bowen Yang revealed on Watch What Happens Live in August 2024 that one SNL host had “made multiple cast members cry on on Wednesday before the table read because he hated the ideas.”
Musk then slapped his chest with his right hand, before flinging it diagonally upwards, palm face down. He turned around to audience members behind the podium, and repeated the gesture. “My heart goes out to you,
Tesla shareholders are raising concerns about CEO Elon Musk’s political activities ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. More than 100 investor inquiries on Tesla’s Say platform ask about Musk’s role in Donald Trump’s administration and his endorsement of far-right candidates.
Tim Walz ranted about how Americans had spent three days debating whether Musk had made the fascist hand gesture last week.
Elon Musk has once again caused a stir in Europe after making a controversial 'Nazi guilt' comment just days before the anniversary of the liberation of the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz. It comes just over a week after the world's richest man was accused not once,